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Korean alphabet (Hangul) chart

Hangul has 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels; doubled and combined they make the 40 letters below. Each one has its name, its sound in Revised Romanization, its stroke order and the syllables it builds.

The 40 letters

Basic consonants

ㄱgㄴnㄷdㄹrㅁmㅂbㅅsㅇngㅈjㅊchㅋkㅌtㅍpㅎh

Double consonants

ㄲkkㄸttㅃppㅆssㅉjj

Basic vowels

ㅏaㅑyaㅓeoㅕyeoㅗoㅛyoㅜuㅠyuㅡeuㅣi

Compound vowels

ㅐaeㅒyaeㅔeㅖyeㅘwaㅙwaeㅚoeㅝwoㅞweㅟwiㅢui

40 letters, 118 strokes in all, in our own stroke drawings.

Build a syllable

Every Korean syllable is a block: a consonant, a vowel, and sometimes a final consonant underneath. Vertical vowels such as ㅏ sit to the right of the first consonant, horizontal ones such as ㅗ sit below it, and a syllable that starts with a vowel sound is written with the silent ㅇ in front.

Basic consonants

ㄱ · consonant

1
Name
기역 giyeok
Sound
g at the start of a syllable, k at the end
Strokes
1
In syllables
가 고 구 기
  1. 1

ㄴ · consonant

1
Name
니은 nieun
Sound
n at the start of a syllable, n at the end
Strokes
1
In syllables
나 노 누 니
  1. 1

ㄷ · consonant

12
Name
디귿 digeut
Sound
d at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
2
In syllables
다 도 두 디
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㄹ · consonant

123
Name
리을 rieul
Sound
r at the start of a syllable, l at the end
Strokes
3
In syllables
라 로 루 리
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅁ · consonant

123
Name
미음 mieum
Sound
m at the start of a syllable, m at the end
Strokes
3
In syllables
마 모 무 미
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅂ · consonant

1234
Name
비읍 bieup
Sound
b at the start of a syllable, p at the end
Strokes
4
In syllables
바 보 부 비
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅅ · consonant

12
Name
시옷 siot
Sound
s at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
2
In syllables
사 소 수 시
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅇ · consonant

1
Name
이응 ieung
Sound
silent at the start of a syllable, ng at the end
Strokes
1
In syllables
아 오 우 이
  1. 1

ㅈ · consonant

12
Name
지읒 jieut
Sound
j at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
2
In syllables
자 조 주 지
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅊ · consonant

123
Name
치읓 chieut
Sound
ch at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
3
In syllables
차 초 추 치
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅋ · consonant

12
Name
키읔 kieuk
Sound
k at the start of a syllable, k at the end
Strokes
2
In syllables
카 코 쿠 키
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅌ · consonant

123
Name
티읕 tieut
Sound
t at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
3
In syllables
타 토 투 티
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅍ · consonant

1234
Name
피읖 pieup
Sound
p at the start of a syllable, p at the end
Strokes
4
In syllables
파 포 푸 피
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅎ · consonant

123
Name
히읗 hieut
Sound
h at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
3
In syllables
하 호 후 히
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Double consonants

ㄲ · double consonant

12
Name
쌍기역 ssanggiyeok
Sound
kk at the start of a syllable, k at the end
Strokes
2
In syllables
까 꼬 꾸 끼
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㄸ · double consonant

1234
Name
쌍디귿 ssangdigeut
Sound
tt at the start of a syllable, never at the end
Strokes
4
In syllables
따 또 뚜 띠
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅃ · double consonant

12345678
Name
쌍비읍 ssangbieup
Sound
pp at the start of a syllable, never at the end
Strokes
8
In syllables
빠 뽀 뿌 삐
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

ㅆ · double consonant

1234
Name
쌍시옷 ssangsiot
Sound
ss at the start of a syllable, t at the end
Strokes
4
In syllables
싸 쏘 쑤 씨
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅉ · double consonant

1234
Name
쌍지읒 ssangjieut
Sound
jj at the start of a syllable, never at the end
Strokes
4
In syllables
짜 쪼 쭈 찌
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Basic vowels

ㅏ · vowel

12
Name
아 a
Sound
a
Strokes
2
In syllables
아 가 나
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅑ · vowel

123
Name
야 ya
Sound
ya
Strokes
3
In syllables
야 갸 냐
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅓ · vowel

12
Name
어 eo
Sound
eo
Strokes
2
In syllables
어 거 너
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅕ · vowel

123
Name
여 yeo
Sound
yeo
Strokes
3
In syllables
여 겨 녀
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅗ · vowel

12
Name
오 o
Sound
o
Strokes
2
In syllables
오 고 노
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅛ · vowel

123
Name
요 yo
Sound
yo
Strokes
3
In syllables
요 교 뇨
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅜ · vowel

12
Name
우 u
Sound
u
Strokes
2
In syllables
우 구 누
  1. 1
  2. 2

ㅠ · vowel

123
Name
유 yu
Sound
yu
Strokes
3
In syllables
유 규 뉴
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅡ · vowel

1
Name
으 eu
Sound
eu
Strokes
1
In syllables
으 그 느
  1. 1

ㅣ · vowel

1
Name
이 i
Sound
i
Strokes
1
In syllables
이 기 니
  1. 1

Compound vowels

ㅐ · compound vowel

123
Name
애 ae
Sound
ae
Strokes
3
In syllables
애 개 내
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅒ · compound vowel

1234
Name
얘 yae
Sound
yae
Strokes
4
In syllables
얘 걔 냬
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅔ · compound vowel

123
Name
에 e
Sound
e
Strokes
3
In syllables
에 게 네
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅖ · compound vowel

1234
Name
예 ye
Sound
ye
Strokes
4
In syllables
예 계 녜
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅘ · compound vowel

1234
Name
와 wa
Sound
wa
Strokes
4
In syllables
와 과 놔
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅙ · compound vowel

12345
Name
왜 wae
Sound
wae
Strokes
5
In syllables
왜 괘 놰
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

ㅚ · compound vowel

123
Name
외 oe
Sound
oe
Strokes
3
In syllables
외 괴 뇌
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅝ · compound vowel

1234
Name
워 wo
Sound
wo
Strokes
4
In syllables
워 궈 눠
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

ㅞ · compound vowel

12345
Name
웨 we
Sound
we
Strokes
5
In syllables
웨 궤 눼
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

ㅟ · compound vowel

123
Name
위 wi
Sound
wi
Strokes
3
In syllables
위 귀 뉘
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

ㅢ · compound vowel

12
Name
의 ui
Sound
ui
Strokes
2
In syllables
의 긔 늬
  1. 1
  2. 2

Learning order

Learn the ten basic vowels first, then the fourteen consonants with ㅏ, so each new letter is already a syllable you can say. Practice the strokes on the hangul stroke order page, test yourself on the hangul quiz and print rows from the hangul practice sheets.